RSA (Pre-1994): One Hundred Years of Electricity in South Africa: Silver Troyan
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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The Gold and Hard Asset Exchange |
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Date:
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1982 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0487b;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 100 mm | Silver (pure) | 625 gm | $600 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Stamped with the issue number. This medal:"00nn".
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Obverse:
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In the foreground an early electric street lamp. Behind, the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station with Table Mountain in the distance. Across on left: "KIMBERLEY/1892" and on right: "KOEBERG / 1992". Around the top: "20 TROY OZ. SILVER (large letters) / 999 FINE " and around the bottom: "ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF ELECTRICITY IN SOUTH AFRICA".
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Reverse:
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Ornate makers monogram: "GHA" against a background of longitude and latitude lines. Legend on a band above: "THE GOLD AND HARD ASSET EXCHANGE", and below: "JOHANNESBURG . SOUTH AFRICA".
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Notes:
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Kimberley was the first town in South Africa to have electric street lighting and quite possibly the first in the southern hemisphere. On 2nd September 1892 the sixteen lamps were switched on.
The Koeberg Nuclear Power Station was commissioned about 100 years later and is the only nuclear power station in South Africa.
The Gold and Hard Asset Exchange was founded in Johannesburg in 1980, but didn't remain in business long. This medal and a similar one, Laidlaw 0487b, were attempts to sell silver bullion manufactured as medals.
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